Dear friends, is this skull a real or fake?

[CamoForce]

Dear friends, is this skull a real or fake?

Thank you friends for your help!

What is its value?

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[Aldo]

Hello, I must say I have never seen one like this. I have a fairly large collection of a variety Danziger and early Traditions skulls and none resemble this type. It looks like a nicely stamped skull with an even wear pattern and nice patina. I find the skull very appealing but I cant offer you anymore information on authenticity. It may be some modern reproduction but I like the look of it nonetheless. There are others on the forum that my be able to provide an answer for you.

Regards, Al

[Migobeego]

I agree with Aldo. Never seen one like this before either. It looks nice, I wish you luck on this one.

MG.

[carlsson1982]

It's a good one.

[Aldo]

Now that Sid has spoken, I need to find one like that LOL.

[CamoForce]

One person said that it was the skull of a tank soldier.

[Aldo]

This is not the type usually associated with panzer troops, I’ll post some reference pictures for you later today. This would probably be an earlier type pre Third Reich.

[CamoForce]

Ok, thank you Aldo.

[CBH]

It appears to be very high quality more Imperial then even Freikorps.
Could you post a clearer photo of the back, it looks like three attachment points.
Maybe a Imperial shoulder board cypher.

[Aldo]

Camoforce, I agree with Chris that it is probably Imperial era or possibly Weimar Republic era. These early skulls sometimes made their way onto early Third Reich caps, but I have not seen this particular one in a photo or on a cap. The panzer skulls look totally different, here is a sampling from my collection of panzer skulls and other types of Traditions skulls for comparison.